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I use TextWrangler to open code files, such as .php, .ccs, .js, etc.

But it assigns the same icon to every file. How can I get the original icons back to each extension while TextWrangler is still the default app to open them?

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The behavior you want is what happens when using Xcode as the default application.

The behavior you want is not possible with TextWrangler for the following reason: Textwrangler does not distinguish the icons for *.php *.ccs... like Xcode. Therefore it does not store different icons for different filetypes (PHP.icns, CCS.icns...).

Instead TextWrangler only stores one icon for all filetypes: TextWranglerTextDoc.icns

This icon is located at:

  1. right-click on TextWrangler -> show package contents
  2. navigate to .../Contents/Resources/TextWranglerTextDoc.icns
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thanks. So could I manipulate TextWrangler's Info.Plist to accomplish this or is that too far fetched? – Petruza Nov 29 '11 at 20:14
Yes, I've done it and it works so far: I merged the Resources folder from Xcode.app with the one from Textwrangler.app. Then I replaced the entry Document Types in the Info.plist for TextWrangler with the ones in Xcode. I hope that's all and safe... – gentmatt Nov 29 '11 at 20:49
This doesn't work for me, sadly. – user16271 Jan 10 '12 at 16:28

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